Nest Predation
Nest predation risk modifies nestlings’ immune function depending on the level of threat
... altered nest predation risk by creating four experimental groups in which we manipulated the acoustic calls perceived by blackbird nestlings: predator calls group (PC), adult alarm calls group (AC), ...
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Investigation of nest predation as a cause of turtle population declines on the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
... have the highest proportion of threatened species when compared to other vertebrates, including most North American turtle species that are threatened with extinction in this century (Barko & Briggler, 2006). A ...
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Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds
... E and F Local changes in nest predation rates for nine 626 populations, each dot represents mean ± SEM E over 2–19 breeding seasons for historic data blue and 627 recent data red, latitu[r] ...
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Avian conservation in north-central Puerto Rico: Assessing the conservation value of shaded coffee plantations and the influence of nest location and habitat on nest predation rates
... open-cup nest predation in two habitat contexts---within habitat (predation varies by nest height) and between habitats (predation varies by forest ...explore nest ...
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Nest Predation by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)
... The results in Chapter 4 clearly demonstrated the utility of including additional dimensions in resource selection and home range studies. In particular, my finding that the likelihood of finding a cowbird in an area ...
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Fashion and out of fashion: appearance and disappearance of a novel nest building innovation
... that nest predation is a strong selec- tive agent for birds breeding in association with humans and human habitation (Møller ...a nest material in nests located ...
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Nest-site selection and breeding ecology of Streaked Wren-Babbler (Napothera brevicaudata) in a tropical limestone forest of southern China
... Despite relatively constant temperatures, tropical birds are known to show strong seasonality of breeding, influ- enced by different kinds of environmental factors, espe- cially rainfall (Stutchbury and Morton 2001). ...
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Faecal sac removal and parental coordination in relation to parental predation risk in the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
... the nest is detrimental to ...The nest predation hypothesis (Herrick 1900; Blair & Tucker 1941; Weatherhead 1984) predicts that the accumulation of faeces within the nest attracts ...
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Considerations for Conservation of Shrubland Birds in Early Successional Forest Habitat
... daily nest predation for shrubland birds in early successional forested riparian buffers in North Carolina, USA, 2007 and ...(Daily nest predation = Year), while the overall estimate is ...
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Consequences of extreme climatic events in the Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
... density-dependent nest predation effects in non-colonial species are likely driven by predator behaviour, with predators learning to recognise and exploit higher nest densities (Larivière & ...
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Rhodamine-B-marked eggs identify individual predators of artificial nests
... of nest failure for many bird species (Ricklefs 1969; Martin ...Where nest predation is primarily due to introduced pest species, as is the case in Australia, New Zealand, and many island ecosystems ...
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Old nest material functions as an informative cue in making nest-site selection decisions in the European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
... tate nest-site selection in secondary cavity-nesting ...old nest material could provide particularly precise information on previous breeding history because it integrates several poten- tial cues into a ...
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Differentiated anti predation responses in a superorganism
... peripheral predation colonies during a 30-min period, simulating predator induced ...corresponding nest predation ...the nest lid in order to access the holed acetate; however nest ...
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Seasonal increase of nest height of the Silver-throated Tit (Aegithalos glaucogularis): can it reduce predation risk?
... carrying nest materials or foods, or by systematically checking poten- tial nesting ...and nest fate ...fledgling. Nest failure was mainly due to nest predation and nest ...a ...
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Drivers of nest survival rate in a southern Tunisian population of Laughing Doves (Spilopelia senegalensis)
... affecting nest survival in a southern Tunisian popu- lation of Laughing ...of nest age, laying date, nest height and vegetation structure around the nest tree as possible predictors of daily ...
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Nest predators, nest-site selection and nest success of the Emei Shan Liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis), a vulnerable babbler endemic to southwestern China
... If nest-site selection were adaptive, the attributes of successful and failed nests would differ (Cancellieri and Murphy ...1998). Nest predation has been sug- gested as one of the most important ...
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A Banaquit-wasp nesting association and a general model for the evolution of such associations.
... Effect of proximity (~1 m) to Po1ybia wasp nests on nest predation in Bananaquits. Mate fidelity and association with Po1ybia wasp nests[r] ...
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Growth and survival of nestlings in a population of red-crowned parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) free of introduced mammalian nest predators on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
... introduced nest predators on the breeding success of endemic New Zealand parrots are well documented, as is their role in the general decline of these ...of nest predation by exotic predators, the ...
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Ecology and drivers of decline in a tropical island honeyeater : the Ma'oma'o : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
... passerine nest success can be affected by an array of factors including food availability (Donazar et ...1998), nest site choice (Wilson et ...and nest predation (Zanette et ...the nest ...
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Can stoat (Mustela erminea) trapping increase bellbird (Anthornis melanura) populations and benefit mistletoe (Peraxilla tetrapetala) pollination?
... stoat predation rates on native birds (King, ...reduced predation rates on birds is now thought to occasionally occur when mice reach extremely high densities ...increase nest predation on ...
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